Ethiopian Highland Hare vs slender thistle

Lepus starcki compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Ethiopian Highland Hare is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ethiopian Highland Hare	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lepus	Carduus
Species	Lepus starcki	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Ethiopian Highland Hare

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ethiopian Highland Hare	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ethiopian Highland Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.